Web-based training improves knowledge about central line bloodstream infections

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1219-1222

  Comer, Angela ^a   Harris, Anthony D ^a   Shardell, Michelle ^a   Braun, Barbara ^b   Belton, Beverly M ^c   Wolfsthal, Susan D ^a   Dembry, Louise Marie ^c   Jacob, Jesse T ^d   Price, Connie ^e   Sulis, Carol ^f   Chu, Eugene S ^g,h   Xiao, Yan ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Joint Commission   (United States)

^c YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^f BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Boulder Community Hospital   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; TRAINING; WEB BROWSER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LINEAR MODELS; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80955145051     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/662585     Document Type: Article

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